MT Congressman Accused Reporter of Grabbing Him

U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) told police in May that a reporter from The Guardian grabbed his wrist during a physical altercation at his campaign headquarters, blaming the “liberal media” for “trying to make a story,” say documents released in Montana. His statement appears to contradict the apology he later issued to reporter Ben Jacobs, which said that Jacobs “did not initiate any physical contact with me . . .

The 21st Century Cures Act provided $500 million to deal with the opioid crisis but three-quarters of it remains unspent. The law's two-year spending span makes it difficult for treatment providers to build long-term programs. "This is a total failure," says one expert.

Opponents of gun control argue that better attention to mentally troubled individuals will do more to prevent mass shootings than restricting access to firearms to the general population. But our columnist argues that there is little evidence supporting mental illness as a critical factor in acts of tragic violence.

Ty Cobb, an attorney for President Trump, says he is not considering the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller. Cobb issued a statement after another Trump lawyer, John Dowd, seemed to be laying the groundwork for dismissing Mueller. Dowd called the special counsel's probe "corrupted" by political bias.

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe was dismissed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions hours before his retirement, likely costing him pension benefits. McCabe says the firing is part of an effort to slander him and to "taint the FBI, law enforcement, and intelligence professionals more generally."